Open AccessThe extent and reasons for compliance failure with oral treatment regimens in haematology outpatients
Author(s) -
Stokes L.,
Smith A.,
Langley C. A.,
Marriott J. F.,
Wilson K. A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2042-7174
pISSN - 0961-7671
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2002.tb00650.x
Subject(s) - medicine , compliance (psychology) , hematology , intensive care medicine , family medicine , psychology , social psychology
Focal points Self‐completion questionnaires were used to determine issues with compliance surrounding the use of oral chemotherapy in haematology patients Forty‐two patients were identified of which 40 responded over a two‐month period Twenty‐one respondents (52.5 per cent) indicated that they experienced difficulties in taking their medication Difficulties were not apparently related to the time of dosing; the size of dose units (hydroxyurea) and foil packed agents caused particular difficulties